$.extend(planner, {
    garage:  {
        lastSortId:      "",
        lastView:        "table",
        lastSortInverse: false,
        mechs:           []
    },
    roster:  {
        lastSortId:      "",
        lastView:        "table",
        lastSortInverse: false,
        mechs:           [],
        lastUpdate:     ""
    },
    save_id: function(id)
    {
        //console.log("save_id: " + id);
        return $.map( id.split(""), function(c) { return planner.save_id_char(c) } ).join("_")
    },
    save_id_char: function (ch)
    {
        // console.log(ch + "/" + ch.charCodeAt(0));
        return ch.charCodeAt(0);
    }
    
});